Power plant · Hinte, Lower Saxony, Germany
WP Hinte II
WP Hinte II is a wind power plant in Hinte, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 36.8 MW of capacity, operated by Windenergie Zukunft Hinte GmbH, Windpark Hinte GmbH & Co. West KG, Zweite Nord-West-Wind GmbH & Co. KG and 5 others.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hinte | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 26759 Hinte | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windenergie Zukunft Hinte GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windpark Hinte GmbH & Co. West KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zweite Nord-West-Wind GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windenergie Oldewurtel GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bürgerwind Hinte GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lindena Energy Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windenergie Stroman GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windpark Hinte Grundeigentümer GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 36.8 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 16 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Avacon Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid connection level | High voltage (110 kV) (Hochspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4341, 7.1602 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
WP Hinte II is the 134th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 888th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 36.8 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | 134th of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.15% |
| Germany | 888th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,730th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 121 substations, 116 permit notices, 13 CO2 emitters (6 operating) and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/702094456) | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Jennelt | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Eilsum | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| ENGIE Eemscentrale | CO2 emitter | 1,579,405 tCO2e | — | 19 km |
| Delesto B.V. | CO2 emitter | 317,750 tCO2e | — | 19 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Het Hogeland (gmb-2025-201951) | Permit notice | — | — | 19 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Het Hogeland (gmb-2025-270918) | Permit notice | — | — | 19 km |
| Industry omgevingsvergunning draft decision, Eemsdelta (prb-2026-5831) | Permit notice | — | — | 19 km |
| Green gas Farmsum (SFP Groningen) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 19 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- Windenergie Zukunft Hinte GmbHOperator
- Windpark Hinte GmbH & Co. West KGOperator
- Zweite Nord-West-Wind GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Windenergie Oldewurtel GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Bürgerwind Hinte GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Lindena Energy Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Windenergie Stroman GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Windpark Hinte Grundeigentümer GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Avacon Netz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany940
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Windparks in Deutschland3,909
- Kraftwerke in Hinte6
- Germany: country profile
- Largest power plants
Other power plants in Lower Saxony
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Grohnde1,360 MW
- Emsland A1,336 MW
- Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven Onyx726 MW
- Wilhelmshaven 1 DT715 MW
- KWM Block 3690 MW
- Kraftwerk Emden Dampfturbine433 MW
- Kraftwerk Landesbergen Dampfturbine431 MW
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